service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
stirring; rousing oneself
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
cooking class; cookery school
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
matter causing distress; something causing worry
topic of discussion; agenda
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
leaving everything to someone else
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
decline; fall; decay; withering
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
resentment; hatred; enmity; hated enemy; resented foe
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family